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Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Snakes--Art, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Aztec ceremonial censer : feather serpent motif.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec ceremonial censer : feather serpent motif.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec ceremonial censer : feather serpent motif.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec ceremonial censer : feather serpent motif.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
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